In May 1997, Prism set out to create one of the unashamedly happiest, bounciest, most uplifting rave tracks ever recorded. The UK happy hardcore scene was at its peak between 1995 and 1997, with techno stabs, gabba kick drums and euphoric (cheesy!) piano riffs the norm. Using only a Roland W30 workstation, Prism came up with this track, originally entitled "Hard Elements", which was renamed "Your Smile" and remixed into the well known Blue Album mix in July 1997. Later in the year the track went online and gave Prism his first exposure in the fledgling UK Internet dance scene. Prism went on to produce trancecore and freeform hardcore as Dreamworld, including the successful "Voyage to Saturn" and "Voyage to Pluto".

Ten years on, Prism's piano hardcore anthem gets the remix treatment with this special anniversary release. Prism himself presents a happy hardcore remake, with Beat Doctor providing an electro house mix. Both the original Blue Album mix and the 1998 remix are also featured with remastered versions of the full mixes.


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Artist/Composer: Prism
Date: 2007-10-24
Keywords: hardcore; happy hardcore; uk hardcore; 4 beat; rave; techno; bouncy; piano; uplifting

Creative Commons license: Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0

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Reviewer: init1 - - December 6, 2009
Subject: Nice!
It's pretty hard to find good creative commons UK hardcore, so I was quite pleased when I found this.